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Parsix GNU/Linux 7.5-TEST-1 Released - February 22, 2015

The first testing version of Parsix GNU/Linux 7.5 code name Rinaldo is available now. Parsix GNU/Linux 7.5-TEST-1 ships with GNOME Shell 3.14.3 and a kernel based on Linux 3.14.32, updated installer, a new version of systemd and an upgraded X.Org Server. Thanks to the upgraded X.Org server, there is a noticeable desktop performance improvement. Built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform, all base packages have been synchronized with Debian Wheezy repositories as of February 20, 2015. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0r1 Released - February 13, 2015

We are happy to announce that first revision of Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0 a.k.a Nestor is available now. Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0r1 ships with GNOME Shell 3.12.2 and an updated kernel based on Linux 3.14.32. This version merges all security and bug fix updates into an updated ISO image. Key features of version 7.0: Modernized kernel build system, enhanced live boot system and installer to support UEFI based environments, built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

End of life notice for Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0 - November 28, 2014

Parsix GNU/Linux project is going to stop security and technical support for version 6.0 (Trev) as of December 14, 2014. Parsix GNU/Linux Trev (6.0) software repositories will go offline on January 01, 2015 to make room for our next upcoming release. We encourage everybody to upgrade their systems to Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0. If you are interested in keeping Trev on your machines, please use ​Debian Wheezy updates and security repositories. Parsix 6.0 is binary compatible with Debian Wheezy.

Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0r0 Released - November 08, 2014

We are proud to announce that the final version of Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0 a.k.a Nestor is available for immediate download. Parsix Nestor ships with GNOME Shell 3.12.2 and a brand new kernel based on Linux 3.14.23. Other features: Modernized kernel build system, enhanced live boot system and installer to support UEFI based environments, built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0-TEST-3 Released - October 18, 2014

The last testing release for Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0 code name Nestor is out now. Parsix Nestor ships with GNOME Shell 3.12.2, brand new kernel based on Linux 3.14.21 built using our modernized kernel build system and enhanced live boot system and installer to support UEFI, built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. TEST-3 ships with a lot of fixed, updated and recompiled packages. Everything is very stable and we are hoping to release the final version soon. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0-TEST-2 Released - September 26, 2014

Our second testing release of Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0 code name Nestor is available now. Parsix Nestor ships with GNOME Shell 3.12.2, brand new kernel based on Linux 3.14.19 built using our modernized kernel build system and enhanced live boot system and installer to support UEFI, built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. A lot of bugs have been fixed in this release, live boot is faster, new artwork has been completed and all base packages have been synchronized with Debian Wheezy repositories as of September 24, 2014. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0-TEST-1 Released - August 16, 2014

We are happy to announce the immediate availability of the first testing release of Parsix GNU/Linux 7.0-TEST-1 code name Nestor. Parsix Nestor ships with GNOME Shell 3.12.2, brand new kernel based on Linux 3.14.17 built using our modernized kernel build system and enhanced live boot system and installer to support UEFI, built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. All base packages have been synchronized with Debian Wheezy repositories as of August 16, 2014. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0r1 Released - June 25, 2014

We are proud to announce the immediate availability of Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0r1 code name Trev. This is the first re-spin of Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0 series and merges security and bug fix updates as of June 22, 2014. Trev 6.0r1 version ships with GNOME Shell 3.10.3, and updated Linux 3.12.20 based kernel, built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. All base packages have been synchronized with Debian Wheezy repositories as of June 1, 2014. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

End of life notice for Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0 - April 26, 2014

Parsix GNU/Linux project is going to stop security and technical support for 5.0 series as of May 31, 2014. Parsix GNU/Linux Lombardo (5.0) software repositories will go offline on June 1st, 2014 to make room for our next upcoming release. We encourage everybody to upgrade their systems to Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0. If you are interested in keeping 5.0 on your machines, please use ​Debian Wheezy updates and security repositories. Parsix 5.0 is binary compatible with Debian Wheezy.

Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0r0 Released - April 26, 2014

We are happy to announce the immediate availability of Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0r0 code name Trev. This version ships with GNOME Shell 3.10.3, and Linux 3.12.17 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. All base packages have been synchronized with Debian Wheezy repositories as of April 17, 2014. This version comes with a systemd based live boot mode. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0-TEST-3 Released - April 06, 2014

Our third and last official testing release for Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0 code name Trev, has been released. This version ships with GNOME Shell 3.10.3, and Linux 3.12.15 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. A lot of updates have been made and all reported issues have been resolved. All base packages have been synchronized with Debian Wheezy repositories as of March 15, 2014. Stay tuned! Our goal is to release the final version within a week or two. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0-TEST-2 Released - February 22, 2014

Our second official testing release for Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0 code name Trev, is available now. This version ships with GNOME Shell 3.10.3, and Linux 3.12.9 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. Almost all GNOME packages have been upgraded to the latest stable versions and base packages have been synchronized with Debian Wheezy repositories as of February 16, 2014. The artwork is also pretty much final. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0-TEST-1 Released - January 19, 2014

We are happy to announce, that our first official testing release for Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0 code name Trev, is available for immediate download. This version ships with GNOME 3.10.2 desktop environment, and Linux 3.12.5 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. We fully ported the live system boot to systemd and a whole bunch of bug fixes have been made in different areas. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0r1 Released - December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas! We are proud to announce that, an updated version of Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0 code name Lombardo is available now. Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0 ships with GNOME 3.8.3 desktop environment and Linux 3.8.13 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. This version has been synchronized with Debian repositories as of December 21, 2013 and contains additional bug fixes and updates released on Parsix repositories. For more information and details, please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page. We are actively working on Parsix GNU/Linux 6.0 code name Trev, and hoping to release a testing version within the next week or two.

End of life notice for Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 - October 19, 2013

As announced before, Parsix GNU/Linux project has ended security and technical support for 4.0 series as of October 18, 2013. Parsix GNU/Linux Gloria (4.0) software repositories went offline to make room for our next upcoming release. We encourage everybody to upgrade their systems to Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0. If you are interested in keeping 4.0 on your machines, please use ​Debian Wheezy updates and security repositories. Parsix 4.0 is binary compatible with Debian Wheezy.

Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0r0 Released - August 17, 2013

We are proud to announce that the final version of Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0 code name Lombardo is available for immediate download. This version ships with GNOME 3.8.3 desktop environment and Linux 3.8.13 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. Parsix Lombardo introduces systemd as the new init system and has been synchronized with Debian repositories as of August 7, 2013. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0-TEST-3 Released - July 21, 2013

Third and the last testing release of Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0 code name Lombardo has been released. This is an RC quality release and goal is to make the final version ready by next week. This version ships with GNOME 3.8.3 desktop environment and Linux 3.8.13 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. This version also merges all security and bug fix updates from Debian repositories as of July 17, 2013. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0-TEST-2 Released - June 26, 2013

Second testing release of Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0 code name Lombardo is available now. This version ships with GNOME 3.8.3 desktop environment and Linux 3.8.13 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. Most of GNOME 3.8 packages have been upgraded to the latest versions and look and feel is now complete. Also new updates from Debian Wheezy repositories have been merged with Parsix APT repositories. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0-TEST-1 Released - May 26, 2013

Its finally here! Our first official testing release for Parsix GNU/Linux 5.0 code name Lombardo is available for immediate download. This version ships with GNOME 3.8.2 desktop environment and Linux 3.8.13 kernel built on top of rock solid Debian Wheezy (7.0) platform. This version also introduces systemd as the new default init system. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the download page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0r3 Released - April 21, 2013

We are proud to announce that an updated version of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 code name Gloria is available for immediate download. This version ships with a brand new kernel based on Linux 3.2.43 and merges Debian testing updates as of April 17, 2013. All bug fix and security updates have been merged into a freshly built ISO image. This version also introduces Iceweasel 20.0 as the default web browser. Existing installations can be easily upgraded to this version using APT. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0r2 Released - February 4, 2013

To celebrate our 8th anniversary, we decided to release an updated version of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 code name Gloria. This version ships with a brand new kernel based on Linux 3.2.37 and merges Debian testing updates as of January 30, 2013. It is hard to believe it has been eight years since our first public release. Existing installations can be easily upgraded to this version using APT. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0r1 Released - January 1, 2013

Happy New Year! An updated version of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 code name Gloria is available now. This version mergers updates from Debian testing branch as of December 29, 2012 and adds some bug fixes for the GNOME 3.4 environment. This version also has an updated kernel based on Linux 3.2.35. Existing installations can be easily upgraded to this version using APT. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

End of life notice for Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 - December 2, 2012

Parsix GNU/Linux project is going to stop security and technical support for 3.7 series as of January 15, 2013. Parsix GNU/Linux Raul (3.7) software repositories will go offline on February 1st, 2013 to make room for our next upcoming release. We encourage everybody to upgrade their systems to Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0. If you are interested in keeping 3.7 on your machines, please use ​Debian Squeeze updates and security repositories. Parsix 3.7 is binary compatible with Debian Squeeze.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0r0 Released - November 12, 2012

We are very proud to announce the immediate availability of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 code name Gloria. Parsix 4.0 is our first release with GNOME 3 desktop environment. This version synchronizes repository software packages with Debian testing branch as of November 7, 2012 and uses Linux kernel version 3.2.28. A lot of effort has been made to make this version as stable and as pleasant as possible. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0r0-TEST-3 Released - October 14, 2012

The third and last testing version of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 is available now. It took much longer than expected as we spent a lot of time on ironing some installer bugs and issues we had with the 3.2.30 based kernel, but at least we have a very stable system now. This version synchronizes repository software packages with Debian testing branch as of October 8, 2012 and kernel has been upgraded to Linux version 3.2.28. The final version will be released before the end of this month. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0r0-TEST-2 Released - August 19, 2012

The second testing version of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 is available now. This version synchronizes repository software packages with Debian testing branch as of August 12, 2012 and addresses several known issues with the live system, installer and desktop configurations. Kernel has been upgraded to Linux version 3.2.23. Our package repositories have been transferred to a new US based server sponsored by ​Inverselogic Inc. The goal is to release the final version by the first week of September. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0r0-TEST-1 Released - July 4, 2012

The first test version of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 is officially out now. A Lot of progress has been made and most of the known issues are resolved now. The look and feel is pretty much finalized except some minor issues, we have a brand new 3.2.20 based kernel, improvements have been made on the live system process and the installer and more. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0-preview-053012 Released - May 31, 2012

The long awaited preview version of the upcoming Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 code name Gloria is finally ready. This version is a big step forward and ships with tons of new features and updated software packages including GNOME 3.4.2. This preview edition is solely released to gather feedback from community users to finalize our final release features. For more information and details please visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7r2a Released - February 20, 2012

After Raul r2 release, we started receiving live system X.Org start up issue reports from some of our community users. We started our investigation and the issue turned out to be a rare live file system corruption mainly effecting 64 bit machines with Intel graphic chips. This issue is now fixed and to avoid any confusions, we have deleted the old set of ISO files and they are now replaced by 3.7r2a set. Please use this new ISO files. The new set has been updated with the latest security patches and telnet package is also re-added. To see more details about this release, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7r2 Released - February 11, 2012

The second and probably the last update release of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 codename 'Raul' is available now. This version comes with several updated packages including GNU Iceweasel 10.0 and also merges all the published security and bug fix updates as of February 10, 2012. It is hard to believe that it has been seven years since we published our first public release. We have come a long way and hoping to be able to serve our user community as long as we can. Soon, we are starting to work on the next version of Parsix GNU/Linux which will be shipped with GNOME 3.x series and GNOME Shell extensions. Stay tuned. You can easily update your existing systems using APT. To see more details about this release, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7r1 Released - October 9, 2011

The first updated version of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 codename 'Raul' is available now. This version comes with updated GTK+, Grisbi, GNU Iceweasel and Chromium browser packages. Also this release merges all the published security updates into a new set of ISO images. You can easily update your existing systems using APT. To see more details about this release, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

End of life notice for Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 - September 8, 2011

Parsix GNU/Linux project is going to stop security and technical support for 3.6 series as of September 15, 2011. Parsix GNU/Linux Vinnie (3.6) software repositories will go offline on October 1st to make room for the upcoming release. Please upgrade all of your existing systems to Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 codename Raul.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 Core Edition Released - September 8, 2011

A special edition of Parsix GNU/Linux is available now. Parsix GNU/Linux Core edition is a stripped down version of Parsix GNU/Linux DVD that ships with text tools and no X server. This edition is suitable to be used for data recovery, partitioning tasks, fixing installed systems, building server systems, installing a custom system etc. Core edition ISO images are compiled using SquashFS 4.0 with LZMA compression and it ships with our standard Raul Linux 2.6.37.6 based kernel. As the size of ISO images are small, you can burn them on standard blank CDs.To download the ISO images, go to the home page. To submit your feedback, please ​visit here.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 Released - August 14, 2011

We are proud to announce the immediate availability of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 code name Raul. This version is built on top of rock solid Debian testing branch as of Feb 7, 2011 and brings tons of updated packages. We decided to ship GNOME 2.32 with this version and GNOME 3.0 is planned for Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0. Our brand new Linux 2.6.37.6 based kernel with improved configuration is patched using TuxOnIce 3.2 suspension/hibernation, Kon Kolivas's BFS and extra hardware support patches. For the first time we are including certain drivers from kernel's staging tree including the new experimental nouveau graphics diver for nVidia chips. Updated installer provides even simpler interface and enables installing Parsix on existing software RAID partitions. Some changes have been made to the default applications stack. To see more details about this release, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7-TEST-3 Released - July 17, 2011

Our last testing release of Parsix 3.7 is available now. This version merges all the published security and bug-fix updates ships with Iceweasel 5.0. Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 a.k.a Raul is built on top of rock solid Debian testing branch as of Feb 7, 2011 and brings tons of updated packages. We decided to ship GNOME 2.32 with this version and GNOME 3.0 is planned for Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0. The final release is planned for July 30 or 31st. To see more details about this release, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7-TEST-2 Released - June 19, 2011

Happy Father's Day! Our second testing release of Parsix 3.7 is out now. This version merges all the published security and bug-fix updates. Several packages have been upgraded to their newer versions, such as Evolution 2.32.3, GParted 0.8.1, Iceweasel 4.0.1, Chromium 11 and NetworkManager 0.8.4. Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 a.k.a Raul is built on top of rock solid Debian testing branch as of Feb 7, 2011 and brings tons of updated packages. We decided to ship GNOME 2.32 with this version and GNOME 3.0 is planned for Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0. We will follow this testing release with our classic three step development releases and are looking to release the final version in late June or early July. To see more details about this release, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7-TEST-1 Released - May 28, 2011

A new testing release of Parsix GNU/Linux is available now. This version is being released after few months of internal and community testing and development. Parsix GNU/Linux 3.7 a.k.a Raul is built on top of rock solid Debian testing branch as of Feb 7, 2011 and brings tons of updated packages. We decided to ship GNOME 2.32 with this version and GNOME 3.0 is planned for Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0. We will follow this testing release with our classic three step development releases and are looking to release the final version in late June or early July. To see more details about this release including major changes and updates, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page.

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6r2 Released - April 2, 2011

Spring greetings from green hills of Santa Clarita, California! After revamping our website it is the right time to release the last maintenance update of 3.6 series a.k.a Vinnie. This release merges all the published security and technical fixes on the software repositories into a set of updated ISO images. As always, we support both 32 and 64 bit architectures. Also Chromium browser version 10 is available to be downloaded via software repositories. To see more details about this release, visit the release notes page. To download the ISO images, go to the home page. To keep you updated about our next version (3.7 a.k.a Raul), we are working to generate the first set of testing ISO images and they will be available soon.